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...Secretary of State and Reagan's Californians. Haig welcomed Clark's appointment as National Security Adviser, and not only because Allen was gone. Haig had encountered great difficulty in penetrating the "troika" arrangement at the White House, under which Meese, Baker and Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver share authority; he could never figure out whom to see. With Clark in the White House, Haig thought, his views would get a quicker and fuller hearing...
...from cables addressed to the White House from the President's special envoy to the Middle East, Philip Habib. Unless things changed, and he had more influence on such decisions, Haig said, he would have to resign. Clark did nothing to discourage the Secretary, but tipped off Baker, Deaver and the President, with whom Haig had requested a meeting on Thursday morning...
...trio of Meese, Baker and Deaver was also still smarting from the fact that the Israeli invasion had undercut Reagan's trip to Europe, where he was trying to demonstrate U.S. leadership in the world. Says one bitter Reagan adviser: "We begged Begin to hold off on anything until after Reagan returned to Washington, and he didn't even give us the time...
...affable banter with reporters. Queen Elizabeth, wearing a yellow scarf, listened for a while, looking distinctly displeased, then began to ride off. A moment later, Reagan followed. British and American accounts of the royal family's reception for Reagan differed considerably. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver said the Reagans "had a wonderful time. We all did." To some British eyes, the Queen often looked tight-lipped and unsmiling...
...White House also hopes that the tour may help revive Reagan's falling ratings in U.S. polls. Said White House Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, who traveled to Europe twice this spring to make the logistical arrangements for the tour: "We knew it offered fine opportunities for the President, if we managed to set it up right." Indeed, the trip is part of a shrewdly orchestrated campaign to dispel criticism that Reagan has failed to involve himself personally in the development of a coherent foreign policy. It began in earnest with Reagan's proposal last April...